G.W. Bush - decided that showing up for duty was optional.
VP Cheney – Five deferments, the last by marriage
Tom Delay - avoided the draft, did not serve. "So many minority youths had volunteered “that there was literally no room for patriotic folks” like himself.
Rush Limbaugh - did not serve. Was 4-F due to an anal cyst
Saxby Chambliss - did not serve, had a "bad knee", yet feels he has a right to attack Max Cleland's patriotism. Max doesn't have any knees.)
John Ashcroft - sought deferment to teach business at SW Missouri State.
Dennis Hastert - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Dick Armey- avoided the draft, did not serve.
Trent Lott - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Karl Rove - avoided the draft, did not serve
Newt Gingrich - avoided the draft, did not serve
Ronald Reagan - Made propaganda films during WWII.
Bob “B-1 Bob” Dornan - avoided Korean War combat duty by enrolling in college acting classes
2006-08-18 17:40:00 · 13 answers · asked by George B 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Jesse Ventura – What? He was a SEAL in Vietnam! Or WAS he?: http://www.cursor.org/stories/seal_or_udt.htm
Phil Gramm - avoided the draft, did not serve, four student deferments
Richard Shelby, did not serve
Jack Kemp, did not serve - was fit enough for pro football, but "failed" the physical?
Dan Quayle, avoided Vietnam service, got a slot in Indiana National Guard which was at 150% capacity
Eliot Abrams, did not serve
Richard Perle, architect of Gulf War II, did not serve.
George Will, did not serve
Bill O'Reilly, did not serve
Pat Buchanan, did not serve, lots of bar fights though.
Pat Robertson - did not serve, used his father's connections to get off his ship in Tokyo while his buddies went on to combat in Korea.
2006-08-18 17:40:19 · update #1
George Bush
2006-08-18 17:44:44 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely, you've been listening to Air America too much. You should of followed up your list of draft dodging republicans with a list of war hero democrats - and an opposing list could just as easily be written - for both parties. Hell, the beautiful people don't serve in the military - especially in a hostile area!
2006-08-19 01:03:04 · answer #2 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The day after FDR declared war on Japan, every eligible man on my father's side of the family signed up for military service. My father was only 17 so his parents had to sign for him. He joined the Navy. They were all conservatives.
2014-07-06 05:33:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Bob Dole
2006-08-19 01:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
John Mccain
2006-08-19 00:46:33 · answer #5 · answered by tylerr_67 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think a lot of repubs are hypocrites, but you left out McCain. My own sense is that he did his duty honorably and got shot up and tortured for it. that seems like enough to me.
There are some dems who talk smack, and some dems who served honorably and don't make hay out of it.
One thing I will say: pick either side if you want, but I believe that a president is slower to go to war if he's been there personally, and has a clearer sense of purpose when (s)he does send troops.
2006-08-19 00:48:13 · answer #6 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colin Powell
2006-08-19 00:46:12 · answer #7 · answered by Pask 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
2006-08-19 00:43:54 · answer #8 · answered by D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Abraham Lincoln...
2006-08-19 01:03:17 · answer #9 · answered by marnefirstinfantry 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my dad. USMC 30 years of service, world war 2, Korean war, 2 times Vietnam. i real American hero
2006-08-19 07:17:39 · answer #10 · answered by ssgtusmc3013 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋